Governor Pat McCrory Announces Nominees | Eastern North Carolina Now

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For Immediate Release:

   Raleigh, N.C.     Governor Pat McCrory announced the following nominations to the State Utilities Commission today, to be approved by joint resolution in the General Assembly:

   North Carolina Utilities Commission, Members

    •   Appoint Rep. Jerry Dockham (Davidson County)     Dockham is an 11-term member of the State House of Representatives. He serves as Chairman of the House Insurance Committee and Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee. Dockham is also the Vice Chairman of the Banking and Public Utilities and Energy Committee.

   •   Appoint James Patterson (Guilford County) - Patterson is the CEO and Founder of Patterson Partners, Inc. He has more than 35 years of public relations, crisis management and strategic planning experience. Prior to founding PPI, Patterson served as President of B&C Associates in High Point, NC. Patterson also served as Chairman of the Small Business and Agricultural Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

   North Carolina Utilities Commission, Executive Director of Public Staff

   ·•  Appoint Chris Ayers (Wake County) - Ayers is a partner at Poyner Spruill, LLP. His areas of practice involve utilities, environmental, zoning and land use, real estate, renewable energy and appellate law. Ayers currently serves on the N.C. Environmental Management Commission. Prior to Poyner Spruill, Ayers was an Associate Attorney for Hunton & Williams, LLP.

   Governor McCrory would like to thank Commission members Lucy Allen of Franklin County and Bill Culpepper of Chowan County and Executive Director of Public Staff for the Commission Robert Gruber for their service and dedication to the State Utilities Commission.

   "Thank you for listening and God bless the United States of America."


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